April 4, 2021 | 9:30 am

ResuRRection of ouR LoRd

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All are welcome! All races, ages, sexes, abilities, sexual orientations, financial circumstances, families, life experiences, ethnicities, gender identities, nationalities, colors…everyone!

Tips for getting the most out of this worship time together:• Consider streaming to your television if you are able.• Plan to stand and sit as you would if you were in the sanctuary.

(Do you need to move a chair closer that would make this easier?)• Download the bulletin to a tablet, or print it out so you can participate fully.• Sing, pray, and participate as you would if you were in the sanctuary!

(tip: turning up the volume a little bit will make this feel more natural).

gat hering The Holy Spirit calls us together as the people of God.

Prelude Trumpet Duet from Bonduca Henry Purcell, arr. S. Drummond Wolff

Alex Groth and Nick Duncan, trumpetsThe assembly stands.

Thanksgiving for BaptismAll may make the sign of the cross, the sign marked at baptism, as the presiding minister begins.

Alleluia! Christ is risen!Christ is risen indeed. Alleluia!

Joined to Christ in the waters of baptism, we are clothed with God’s mercy and forgiveness. Let us give thanks for the gift of baptism.

We give you thanks, O God, for in the beginning your Spirit moved over the waters and by your Word you created the world, calling forth life in which you took delight.

Through the waters of the flood you delivered Noah and his family. Through the sea you led your people Israel from slavery into freedom. At the river your Son was baptized by John and anointed with the Holy Spirit. By water and your Word you claim us as daughters and sons, making us heirs of your promise and servants of all.

We praise you for the gift of water that sustains life, and above all we praise you for the gift of new life in Jesus Christ. Shower us with your Spirit, and renew our lives with your forgiveness, grace, and love.

To you be given honor and praise through Jesus Christ our Lord in the unity of the Holy Spirit, now and forever.

Amen.

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[ELW 385] Gathering Hymn: Good Christian Friends, Rejoice and Sing!

Greeting The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all.

And also with you.

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[ELW 871, vv. 1, 3] Hymn of Praise: Sing Praise to God, the Highest Good

Prayer of the DayGod of mercy, we no longer look for Jesus among the dead, for he is alive and has become the Lord of life. Increase in our minds and hearts the risen life we share with Christ, and help us to grow as your people toward the fullness of eternal life with you, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

Amen.The assembly is seated.

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word God speaks to us in scripture reading, preaching, and song.

First Reading: Isaiah 25:6-9A reading from Isaiah. 6On this mountain the Lord of hosts will make for all peoples a feast of rich food, a feast of well-aged wines, of rich food filled with marrow, of well-aged wines strained clear. 7And he will destroy on this mountain the shroud that is cast over all peoples, the sheet that is spread over all nations; 8he will swallow up death forever. Then the Lord God will wipe away the tears from all faces, and the disgrace of his people he will take away from all the earth, for the Lord has spoken. 9It will be said on that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, so that he might save us. This is the Lord for whom we have waited; let us be glad and rejoice in his salvation.Word of God, word of life.

Thanks be to God.

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From The Portland Psalter © 2002, Robert A. Hawthorne. Church Publishing Incorporated. All rights reserved. Used by permission.

1Give thanks to the Lord, for the Lord is good; God’s mercy endures forever.

2Let Israel now declare, “God’s mercy endures forever.” REFRAIN

14The Lord is my strength and my song, and has become my salvation.

15Shouts of rejoicing and salvation echo in the tents of the righteous: “The right hand of the Lord acts valiantly!

16The right hand of the Lord is exalted! The right hand of the Lord acts valiantly!” REFRAIN

17I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the Lord.

18The Lord indeed punished me sorely, but did not hand me over to death. REFRAIN

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19Open for me the gates of righteousness; I will enter them and give thanks to the Lord.

20“This is the gate of the Lord; here the righteous may enter.” REFRAIN

21I give thanks to you, for you have answered me and you have become my salvation. 

22The stone that the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone.

23By the Lord has this been done; it is marvelous in our eyes. REFRAIN

Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 15:1-11A reading from First Corinthians.1Now I would remind you, brothers and sisters, of the good news that I proclaimed to you, which you in turn received, in which also you stand, 2through which also you are being saved, if you hold firmly to the message that I proclaimed to you—unless you have come to believe in vain. 3For I handed on to you as of first importance what I in turn had received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the scriptures, 4and that he was buried, and that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the scriptures, 5and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. 6Then he appeared to more than five hundred brothers and sisters at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have died. 7Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles. 8Last of all, as to one untimely born, he appeared also to me. 9For I am the least of the apostles, unfit to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. 10But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me has not been in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them—though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me. 11Whether then it was I or they, so we proclaim and so you have come to believe.Word of God, word of life.

Thanks be to God.

The assembly stands to welcome the gospel.

Gospel Acclamation

Christ, our paschal lamb, has been sacrificed. Therefore, let us keep the feast.  (1 COR. 5:7, 8)

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Gospel: Mark 16:1-8 The Holy Gospel according to Mark.

Glory to you, O Lord.1When the sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, so that they might go and anoint [Jesus’ body]. 2And very early on the first day of the week, when the sun had risen, they went to the tomb. 3They had been saying to one another, “Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance to the tomb?” 4When they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had already been rolled back. 5As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man, dressed in a white robe, sitting on the right side; and they were alarmed. 6But he said to them, “Do not be alarmed; you are looking for Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has been raised; he is not here. Look, there is the place they laid him. 7But go, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going ahead of you to Galilee; there you will see him, just as he told you.” 8So they went out and fled from the tomb, for terror and amazement had seized them; and they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid.The Gospel of the Lord.

Praise to you, O Christ.The assembly is seated.

Sermon Pastor Matt SmutsThe assembly stands to proclaim the word of God in song.

[ELW 383] Hymn of the Day: Christ Is Risen! Shout Hosanna!

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Nicene CreedWe believe in one God,

the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen.

We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one Being with the Father; through him all things were made. For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven, was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the virgin Mary and became truly human. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried. On the third day he rose again in accordance with the scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end.

We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified, who has spoken through the prophets. We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.

Prayers of IntercessionAfter each petition:

Hear us, O God.Your mercy is great.

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PeaceThe presiding minister and the assembly greet each other in the peace of the risen Christ.

The peace of Christ be with you always.And also with you.

The assembly is seated.

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Christ the Lord Is Risen | Sam Batt Owens

Sing songs of joy today, your sweetest music raising; from valleys far away lift up your voice in praising. The Lord is risen today, to him all praise be given; lift up your voice and say that Christ the Lord is risen.

Greet Easter day with joy without a cloud of sadness; Let not dark clouds annoy, for Christ has brought us gladness. The Lord is risen today, to him all praise be given; lift up your voice and say that Christ the Lord is risen.

No death can hold the Christians who believeth, their faith is strong and bold and heav’n their souls receiveth. The Lord is risen today, to him all praise be given.

Sings songs of joy today, your sweetest music raising; from valleys far away lift up your voices praising. The Lord is risen today, to him all praise be given; lift up your voice and say that Christ the Lord is risen. (MARGARET ROSE)

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The assembly stands.

[ELW 748] Offertory Song: O God in Heaven

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Thanksgiving for the WordHoly, living, and loving God, we praise you for creating an earth of splendor and for making us into a people of your own. With all the saints who have received your Word

we worship you, holy God. We praise you for your eternal Word, for conquering the force of death, and for raising us up through the resurrection of our Lord. For your Word alive among us,

we praise you, living God. Breathe the Spirit of the risen Christ on us, that led by your Word we may honor your earth and its many peoples and serve all who are in need. For your Word animating our Easter life,

we bless you, loving God.All worship, praise, and blessing be to you, Source of life, Ruler of life, and Power of life, today and forever.

Amen.

Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven.Give us today our daily bread.Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us.Save us from the time of trial and deliver us from evil.For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours, now and forever. Amen.

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sending God blesses us and sends us in mission to the world.

Blessing May our glorious God grant you a spirit of wisdom to know and to love the risen Lord Jesus.The God of life, Father, + Son, and Holy Spirit, bless you now and forever.

Amen.

[ELW 365] Sending Hymn: Jesus Christ Is Risen Today

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DismissalAlleluia! Christ is risen.

Christ is risen indeed. Alleluia!Go in peace. Share the good news. Alleluia!

Thanks be to God. Alleluia!

Postlude: Psalm XIX | Benedetto Marcello, arr. William Allen Pasch

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Rev. Friederike Wekel pastorf@gracepa.org

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Elizabeth Hood elizabeth@gracepa.org

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Tim Getz tim@gracepa.org

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Easter Worship Schedule | april 4, 2021 9:30 a.m. Livestream from the Sanctuary (gracepa.org) 10:45 a.m. Outdoor In-Person (Courtyard)